Coin-controlled mechanism



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UNITED S A ES HUGH M. WAGNER, F. CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

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Application riled May 24,

The present invention relates to a coin controlled mechanism adapted particularly to a gasoline vending machine, particularly of that form shown in my companlon appl1 cat-ion, filed with this application, and as operated latch structure.

With the above and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction andin the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing: r

Figure 1 -.is a. sectional elevation of the apparatus embodying features of this invention. f

.Fi m2 is a fragmentary plan view showing t e use of the'apparatus.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3.3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an edge elevation of the coin slideway.

Figure 5' is another edge elevation thereof taken opposite to that shown in Figure 4,

and y Figure 6 is a-detail view showing the holdi-n'g means released I Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the coin slide Way is formed by apair of plates 5 held in spaced relation by'a plurality of spacers 6, so as to form a sinuous pathway, which includes the en trance A, merging intoan exit branch B, which has pivoted therein, as i at 7, a

. weighted lever 8, the weighted end being indicated by numeral 9. The free end of the lever normally abuts a shoulder at '10. A branch C is separated from the branch Av by the lever 8, and if the coin is of the proper weight, it will swing the lever 8 so as to allow the coin to pass through the branch C, but if the coin is too light, the lever will cause-it to be projected by gravity through the exit B. The branch E has an 1927. Serial Nb. ie'agsa abrupt turn as at D and then merges into diverging branches E and F which hasipiw' otedtherebetween asat 11, a lever '12, one end of which is weighted as at 13 and normally abuts a shoulder 14. If the coin is too heavy it will rock the lever 12 and pass out through branchF, but if. it is of the proper weight it will pass out through branch E. A structure 15 supports a latch 16 having a bolt 17 adapted to engage a stop 18, so as to preventmovement of the structure 15' in one direction. The bolt 17 is pivotally engaged as at 19, with a bell crank lever 20, one arm of which is long and has a hopper 21 mounted on the extremity thereof, one side of which is open. The open side is next to a shield 22 supported from one of the plates 5, so that the coin of the branch E may drop into the hopper 2l' and rock the bell crank lever '20to open the latch bolt 17 as will be quite apparent and when the hopper 21 move s'below tlie's hield' 22, the coin will fall therefrom and the latch structure will return the parts to their-normal position. The structure 15 is also preventedf-rom swinging by means of a lever 25, rockably mounted as at 26 and having an ofi'set extremity 27 to engage a member 28,-

on the supporting structure. This lever 25' is rocked by other mechanism (not shown).

. It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art,- without 'a more detailed description thereof.

v It will be apparent-that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A device of the class described comprising a pair of plates, spacers between the plates forming a sinuous coin passageway there between including an entrance branch,

merginginto an exit branch and a third branch, a lever having a'weighted end,'means pivotally mounting the lever intermediate its ends between the exit and third branch, said third branch having a shoulder formed therein immediately adjacent the'entrance tween the diverging branches, one of which 10 is formed with a shoulder against which the Weighted end normally abuts, so that the outer end of the lever prevents certain authorized coins from passing therethrough,

said third branch being formed with an 15 abrupt curve intermediate its ends.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HUGH M. WAGNER. 

